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WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. S13A1620.

755 S.E.2d 160 (2014)

294 Ga. 560

WASHINGTON, v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 24, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Green Berry Moore, III , Kelly Lianne McLain , Dist. Atty., Leonard Dean Myers, Jr. , Ocmulgee Circuit Public Defender's Office, for appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Benjamin Henry Pierman , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Elizabeth Knight Bobbitt , Asst. Dist. Atty., Karl David Cooke, Jr. , Dist. Atty., Dorothy Vinson Hull , Asst. Dist. Atty., Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, for appellee.

BLACKWELL, Justice.

Melvin Washington, Jr. was tried by a Bibb County jury and convicted of murder and the unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, both in connection with the fatal shooting of Tanisha Hardman. Washington appeals, contending that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions, that the trial court erred when it admitted evidence of his bad character, and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon...

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